… The American Academy of Sleep Medicine Board of Directors approved the final position …
of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine that continuous positive airway pressure can be …

… There is divergence on scoring rules for hypopneas between the recommendations of
the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Center for Medicare Services (CMS), …

… On the basis of a systematic review 24 of APAP evidence published in 2003, the standards
of practice committee of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 25 did not endorse routine …

… On the other hand, bilevel positive airway pressure (BPAP) without a backup rate may be a
covered therapy for OSA, but it may worsen CSA. Narrow coverage criteria that require near …

… Task Force; Standards of Practice Committee; American Academy of Sleep Medicine.
Evaluation of positive airway pressure treatment for sleep related breathing disorders in adults. …

… with moderate to severe OSA syndrome (mean apnea–hypopnea index [AHI], 42.6 ± 6.2 [SEM]
events/hour of sleep) determined by overnight polysomnogram using American Academy …

… evidence suggesting a mortality benefit from bilevel positive airway pressure with backup
rate and updated clinical practice guidelines from the American Thoracic Society as well as the …

… -biphasic positive airway pressure confers no significant benefit over nasal-continuous
positive airway pressure in preventing extubation failure at equivalent mean airway pressures in …

… noninvasive ventilation (NIV) using portable positive airway pressure (PAP) therapy in the
form of CPAP or bilevel positive airway pressure (BPAP) equipment or a home mechanical …

… In 2011, the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) added consideration of continuous
positive airway pressure (CPAP) for spontaneously breathing infants with labored breathing or …